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a good time to shine. >> on top of that, president obama is not a good debater. and that's something that the obama camp -- the people in the obama campaign are very much worried about. i was talking to a white house official last week who said that they feel that they're in a good position. but he brought up two things that he thought could really trip them up. and he said the debates, or something major and nasty happening on foreign policy. we've seen the one already which romney seemed to have managed to grasp defeat out of the hands of victory if i'm going to speak in a completely politically craven way. so it will be interesting to see if he can capitalize on barack obama's not so great debating ability. chris: this big night is coming soon. when we come back scoops and predictions right from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i don't know. be right back. but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs
a good time to shine. >> on top of that, president obama is not a good debater. and that's something that the obama camp -- the people in the obama campaign are very much worried about. i was talking to a white house official last week who said that they feel that they're in a good position. but he brought up two things that he thought could really trip them up. and he said the debates, or something major and nasty happening on foreign policy. we've seen the one already which romney...
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everyone is saying it comes down to the debate. with no drama, will obama give mitt romney the opening. will he swing wild enough to let romney turn it around. will he keep the bouts low-key and low risk. war and remembrance. it's the 10th anniversary for me and our intrepid band of journalists. we celebrate the moments and a political sound bite hall of fame. hi, i'm chris matthews, welcome to our 10th anniversary show. the "washington post" bob woodward, the bbc's katty kay, nbc's kelly o'donnell, and "time"'s joe klein. first up on this 10th anniversary show, mitt romney's losing weeks has conservatives panicked. they might lose to the president who was vulnerable, but this could trim conservative sales. could they keep stone walling the president as the country gets closer to that fiscal cliff? the stone walling did unite republicans until now. bob woodward's new book, "the price of politics" quotes the president, there were very prominent republicans in the caucus who told me to my face that the view in the caucus was getting
everyone is saying it comes down to the debate. with no drama, will obama give mitt romney the opening. will he swing wild enough to let romney turn it around. will he keep the bouts low-key and low risk. war and remembrance. it's the 10th anniversary for me and our intrepid band of journalists. we celebrate the moments and a political sound bite hall of fame. hi, i'm chris matthews, welcome to our 10th anniversary show. the "washington post" bob woodward, the bbc's katty kay, nbc's...
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, because you don't need to have a second obama person on the debate. >> reporter: for their part, ron paul and rick santorum are spending their time and energy elsewhere. santorum is campaigning in minnesota after taking time off the trail to be with his 3-year-old daughter bella who is hospitalized with pneumonia. >>> we mentioned our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd paying a rare visit to the mothership tonight. first of all about newt gingrich, we are out of the moderating business, i guess. >> apparently. >> he kept telling reporters all weekend, look at the national polls where i'm leading. while that may be true, these numbers are moving in florida. >> reporter: they are. because florida is the one state where there are $16 million of negative ads against newt gingrich, you don't have that in the other 49 states. that is benefitting newt gingrich a little bit. what is interesting about this lead from mitt romney and why it seems so solid going into tomorrow, we learned among folks who voted. 1/3 of floridians voted. he leads almost 2-1, 49-27. th
, because you don't need to have a second obama person on the debate. >> reporter: for their part, ron paul and rick santorum are spending their time and energy elsewhere. santorum is campaigning in minnesota after taking time off the trail to be with his 3-year-old daughter bella who is hospitalized with pneumonia. >>> we mentioned our political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd paying a rare visit to the mothership tonight. first of all about newt...
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, president obama this week made a plea for civility with his daughters in mind. where has civility gone in politics. what are the costs to the country at large. >>> plus my key decision questions for 2012. and for this week, our political roundtable is here. reverend al sharpton, tennessee republican congresswoman michelle blackburn, coming up next.we hel clients identify and prioritize their life goals. taking that input and directly matching assets and risk preferences against them. the result? a fully customized plan. we call it goals driven investing. you have unique goals. how about a portfolio specifically designed to achieve them? ♪ expertise matters. find it at northern trust. ♪ are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually
, president obama this week made a plea for civility with his daughters in mind. where has civility gone in politics. what are the costs to the country at large. >>> plus my key decision questions for 2012. and for this week, our political roundtable is here. reverend al sharpton, tennessee republican congresswoman michelle blackburn, coming up next.we hel clients identify and prioritize their life goals. taking that input and directly matching assets and risk preferences against them....
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this is the debate that obama and netanyahu should have, a discussion, in private. and that's legitimate for netanyahu to raise. what's illegitimate, and let me put it as bluntly as i can. i have been watching the relationship with israel and the u.s. for over 20 years and i have never seen a israeli prime minister mismanage the relationship with the administration the way this prime minister has. obama is not blameless. the first year, the peace process was a disaster. but, you know, one person -- one person here is the senior and one is the junior, and netanyahu has turned this into a story about himself and obama. >> i disagree. i'm not here to criticize our president. but the fact is that in 2009, when he went to the middle east and suggested the moral equivalency between the iranians and the israelis, harping against the israelis, the fact is the israeli government does not trust the american government. and that's really the issue. not when the red line is there and where it is. this is a president who came in saying he was going to restore harmony among natio
this is the debate that obama and netanyahu should have, a discussion, in private. and that's legitimate for netanyahu to raise. what's illegitimate, and let me put it as bluntly as i can. i have been watching the relationship with israel and the u.s. for over 20 years and i have never seen a israeli prime minister mismanage the relationship with the administration the way this prime minister has. obama is not blameless. the first year, the peace process was a disaster. but, you know, one...
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that's where he made his mistakes during the primary debates. and obama has a tendency to ramble. and i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> listen, i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states, and go toe-to-toe, and offer without any media fundamentalad press densz densy, i think it will make a difference. >> romney had a conversation with "good morning america" about that. let me play a portion and have you respond to it in particular. >> i think he's going to say a lot of things that aren't accurate. but i think that the challenge that i'll have in the debate is that the president tends to, how shall i say it, say things that aren't true. and in attacking his opponents. >> give me an example of what he would want to attack, what the president has done, and how you think romney will handle it. >> well, i think president obama has, and i want to be charitable here, has a casual relationship with the truth. he's very eloquent. he's extremely articulate. he is very bright.
that's where he made his mistakes during the primary debates. and obama has a tendency to ramble. and i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> listen, i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states, and go toe-to-toe, and offer without any media fundamentalad press densz densy, i think it will make a difference. >> romney had a conversation with "good morning america"...
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. >>> now to the big debate underway at the supreme court over president obama's massive health care reform law. today was the main event of the three-day event. historic arguments over whether the requirement that americans buy health insurance is constitutional at all. a lot of the experts have been predicting that the law would with probably stand but after today, all bets are off. our justice correspondent pete williams with us from the court tonight, pete good, evening. >> it's impossible to predict based on today's argument what the court will do weeks from now. but it does seem the majority of the justices are skeptical that congress has the power to pass such a sweep iing law. >> reporter: with demonstrations outside the court more organized today, for and against the health care law. the justices inside wrestled with the key question, does congress have the power to require every american to buy something on the private market, specifically health insurance? just as anthony kennedy the key vote showed he had his doubts. >> when you are changing the relation of the individual
. >>> now to the big debate underway at the supreme court over president obama's massive health care reform law. today was the main event of the three-day event. historic arguments over whether the requirement that americans buy health insurance is constitutional at all. a lot of the experts have been predicting that the law would with probably stand but after today, all bets are off. our justice correspondent pete williams with us from the court tonight, pete good, evening. >>...
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the headline in "usa today," obama, romney go on attack in sharp final debate. while the liberal-leaning huffingtonpost.com declared chief in command. >> the "los angeles times" says obama reverses roles and comes out swinging at romney in the final debate and "the miami herald," verbal punch esbut no outright knockout. let's get right to nbc's chuck todd, political director and chief white house correspondent, in boca raton, site of last night's debate. chuck, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's just two weeks until election day, and what was interesting about this third and final debate, it was a clash only in styles as an aggressive president was met with very little resistance from his republican opponent who chose to believe that simply showing up was enough to keep his momentum intact. the final debate, a study in contrast. an aggressive president obama trying to disqualify mitt romney as a potential commander in chief and also seeming like the candidate with more to prove. >> i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign poli
the headline in "usa today," obama, romney go on attack in sharp final debate. while the liberal-leaning huffingtonpost.com declared chief in command. >> the "los angeles times" says obama reverses roles and comes out swinging at romney in the final debate and "the miami herald," verbal punch esbut no outright knockout. let's get right to nbc's chuck todd, political director and chief white house correspondent, in boca raton, site of last night's debate....
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the first in the presidential debates in this election cycle between president barack obama and former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the stage is ready in denver, colorado. the university of denver. and all of the expectations management to the contrary, the two men you're going to see tonight are very good debaters. they have four ivy league degrees between them, after all, and 50 debates between them, though not against each other until tonight. there is a critical third man on that stage tonight in denver. that's the moderator, jim lehrer of pbs. he's done a dozen of these. and the rules, which he will announce at the start, give him broad leeway to guide the conversation and the debate. it is a cold room in denver. the campaigns wanted the temperature low. and it's not likely to stay that way once we get under way. both men have been prepping for days. this happens to be the obamas' 20th wedding anniversary. moments ago we saw a warm embrace between mrs. romney and mrs. obama. they both met each other at the front of the hall. their hiss, this is the first of three meetings d
the first in the presidential debates in this election cycle between president barack obama and former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the stage is ready in denver, colorado. the university of denver. and all of the expectations management to the contrary, the two men you're going to see tonight are very good debaters. they have four ivy league degrees between them, after all, and 50 debates between them, though not against each other until tonight. there is a critical third man on that...
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said the first debate but the fundamental loss of this campaign probably took place in the republican primaries when they put out a group of people who were so far off the political cliff on i shalls that mattered to latinos, women and young people and is the new governing coalition and perhaps the fact that the economy got a little bit better is another fundamental fact but all these other things preoccupied us for some time. you can only, looking back, see those 20 debates that bushed everybody, including romney who became a moderate much too late to get that nomination. >> it is still striking. you have some 70% in the exit polls who believe the economy is in bad shape, 52% who feel like the country is off on the wrong direction. a lot of opposition thought to president obama and his policies and yet he prevails because of a coalition ever expanding that believes in a certain role for government, bob, that is opposed to where the republicans would like to take it. >> i think the big picture here is that president obama has got to deliver on the big issue, which is fixing the financ
said the first debate but the fundamental loss of this campaign probably took place in the republican primaries when they put out a group of people who were so far off the political cliff on i shalls that mattered to latinos, women and young people and is the new governing coalition and perhaps the fact that the economy got a little bit better is another fundamental fact but all these other things preoccupied us for some time. you can only, looking back, see those 20 debates that bushed...
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in boca raton, florida, for the third and final debate between president barack obama and former governor mitt romney. when they leave the stage tonight after 90 minutes together, these two men are not expected to see one another again until after the election two weeks from now. it is safe to say neither campaign in either its wildest dreams nor worst fears expected to be in a dead heat with 15 days to go. but that's what our national poll shows. as of tonight, our nbc news national polling has it this way. 47% obama, 47% romney. tonight's topic is foreign affairs. our moderator, bob schieffer of cbs news. last time these two men debated, it was instantly labeled the most contentious event of its kind in the modern political era. a lot of it had to do with body lang age as they circled each other. tonight they'll be seated and thankfully separated by the moderator, all of this happening in a critical battleground state of florida. so without further delay, we'll go now to the moderator, bob schieffer, who will be leading us through tonight's debate. >> good evening from the campus of lyn
in boca raton, florida, for the third and final debate between president barack obama and former governor mitt romney. when they leave the stage tonight after 90 minutes together, these two men are not expected to see one another again until after the election two weeks from now. it is safe to say neither campaign in either its wildest dreams nor worst fears expected to be in a dead heat with 15 days to go. but that's what our national poll shows. as of tonight, our nbc news national polling...
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. >>> also, president obama hits up a star-studded campaign fund-raiser poking a little fun at his debate performance last week. we'll tell you what he had to say and look ahead to this week's big vice presidential debate. >>> and we'll meet the creator of a blog who mocks parents who fill their twitter and facebook updates with tweets about their kids. is it too mean-spirited? we'll ask her about that. >>> and check out this massive pile-up at a nascar race this season. this all happened on the final lap. more on that story in just a moment, but we want to begin with that first major blast of winter weather across a large chunk of the nation. nbc's kevin tibbles is in chicago this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: forgive me for looking a little confused this morning, though some would say most mornings i do, but today it's about the temperature. it is colder right now in chicago than it was during periods of last january. some people out here even had to get out their snow shovels, and it's only october. summer, fall, where have they gone so quickly? old man winter blew in to r
. >>> also, president obama hits up a star-studded campaign fund-raiser poking a little fun at his debate performance last week. we'll tell you what he had to say and look ahead to this week's big vice presidential debate. >>> and we'll meet the creator of a blog who mocks parents who fill their twitter and facebook updates with tweets about their kids. is it too mean-spirited? we'll ask her about that. >>> and check out this massive pile-up at a nascar race this...
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i raise the question in our open whether this will become even bigger than the jobs debate. here are some of the facts. if you look at gas prices in the course of the obama presidency, they have gone up from 2009. now an average of $3.89. obviously higher in some places. it takes a political toll. all you have to do is look at the polls, disapproval at 65% on gas prices in a recent poll in terms of his handling on gas prices. is he responsible? >> well, first of all, the chart you just showed, those gas places were low because we were teetering on a great depression are. in the summer of '08 they had been up over $4. what the president said then, he was running for president in the middle of a period of high gas prices. others said we ought to cut the as taxes. no, we need a long-term energy solution. the american people know there's no immediate silver bullet. they know we need to do as much as we can in terms of oil and gas exploration and drilling, which we're doing. we also have to look at the fuel. we used less which is why the fuel efficiency standards introduced to th
i raise the question in our open whether this will become even bigger than the jobs debate. here are some of the facts. if you look at gas prices in the course of the obama presidency, they have gone up from 2009. now an average of $3.89. obviously higher in some places. it takes a political toll. all you have to do is look at the polls, disapproval at 65% on gas prices in a recent poll in terms of his handling on gas prices. is he responsible? >> well, first of all, the chart you just...
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that is what you already here president obama talk about when it comes to taxes and budget and governor romney as well. >> mitt romney has won the last few contests. is he a shoo in for the nomination? >> something could possibly happen but it looks like his route is secure. senator santorum faces a big test in pennsylvania. which is his on stage. he lost them in 2006. he has had such a good run for the nomination this year. it is not over yet and a laundry that governor romney has to spend on the primary process, the longer he is lot -- he is left not bang attention to the general election. president obama is singling out, around and getting ready on his message. >> you are also talking to the archbishop designates? >> we are, we're mixing politics and religion in our discussion this morning. we'll do that by asking about how you get the balance right between faith and politics. it has come up a lot in this election year. there is controversy about religious liberty and the archbishop on iran -- round table talk about that. >> thank you so much. have a great day. you can watch baltimor
that is what you already here president obama talk about when it comes to taxes and budget and governor romney as well. >> mitt romney has won the last few contests. is he a shoo in for the nomination? >> something could possibly happen but it looks like his route is secure. senator santorum faces a big test in pennsylvania. which is his on stage. he lost them in 2006. he has had such a good run for the nomination this year. it is not over yet and a laundry that governor romney has...
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, their second of three debates. this one, of course, off the vice presidential debate. tonight the format here becomes critical. while candy crowley of cnn will moderate the discussion, this is a town hall format tonight. the questions coming from undecided voters as chosen by the gallup polling organization. there are 80 undecided voters in the hall. organizers hope to get 13 questions in along with follow-ups in the 90 minutes before us. candy crowley has indicated she plans a more activist role. that made the organizers nervous. let's see what she has to say. >> good evening from hofstra university in new york. i'm candy crowley from cnn's state of the union. we are here for the second presidential debate a town hall sponsored by the commission on presidential debate. the gallup organization chose 80 undecided voters. my goal is to give the conversation direction and ensure questions are answered. the questions are known to me sm my team only. neither the commission nor the candidates have seen them. i hope to ge
, their second of three debates. this one, of course, off the vice presidential debate. tonight the format here becomes critical. while candy crowley of cnn will moderate the discussion, this is a town hall format tonight. the questions coming from undecided voters as chosen by the gallup polling organization. there are 80 undecided voters in the hall. organizers hope to get 13 questions in along with follow-ups in the 90 minutes before us. candy crowley has indicated she plans a more activist...
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the conventions are a big moment, the debates are a big moment. one adviser put it tuesday night was about the argument with the heart with michelle obama. last night was about the head, the articulation from president clinton. now it's time to hear from the leader himself to make an argument only the president can make to the american people. this is where i want to take you for the next four years. a word that advisers have said a lot, hopeful but also honest. >> all of us have covered the white house, only one of us still covers the white house. if he looks tired, that's why, chuck todd. we're friends and co-workers and for the length of this entire night i haven't seen you -- >> in the flesh. >> chuck, i asked a question tom brokaw during "nightly news" tonight, if you look at politics and life like baseball, the expression run support, you're out there supporting your starting pitcher, which gathering in your view has done it better, tampa for the romney campaign or charlotte for obama? >> so far i don't think it's that close. i think every h
the conventions are a big moment, the debates are a big moment. one adviser put it tuesday night was about the argument with the heart with michelle obama. last night was about the head, the articulation from president clinton. now it's time to hear from the leader himself to make an argument only the president can make to the american people. this is where i want to take you for the next four years. a word that advisers have said a lot, hopeful but also honest. >> all of us have covered...
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senior counselor to president obama and a guy who was involved now for the second time in debate prep. david, you know the plot line emerged in the first couple of minutes, that your number two guy did a lot of the heavy lifting that was expected of your number one guy when we were last at this a week ago. you prepared to accept that premise tonight? >> look, all i'm prepared to do is declare a decisive victory for joe biden. i thought he was tremendous tonight. it was a battle of facts and conviction versus well rehearsed glib lines and empty promises. one of the most remarkable things i saw was that congressman ryan after all this time still can't explain how they're going to pay for this $5 trillion tax cut skewed to the wealthy. said we'll give you the details later. he walked away from governor romney's promise to spend $2 trillion more on defense money. by the way, the pentagon isn't asking for it. when he was asked about why governor romney opposed the auto bailout that was so important for so many people across this country, he talked about how charitable governor romney is. b
senior counselor to president obama and a guy who was involved now for the second time in debate prep. david, you know the plot line emerged in the first couple of minutes, that your number two guy did a lot of the heavy lifting that was expected of your number one guy when we were last at this a week ago. you prepared to accept that premise tonight? >> look, all i'm prepared to do is declare a decisive victory for joe biden. i thought he was tremendous tonight. it was a battle of facts...
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one of the first nationwide polls since the debate shows mitt romney now leading president obama as the president releases a new ad starring, guess what? >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's it's sesame street. >> this morning john mccain on the state of the race with the election exactly four weeks away. >>> and skin and bones. matthew mcconaughey goes from this to this. the story behind the actor's startling weight loss today, tuesday, october 9th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie, and you are? >> i'm matt lauer. >> we're so happy to have you here. >> good to be back. it's been a week. >> i actually requested reunited to get us all in the mood. >> you went right to peaches and herb. >> old school. ♪ reunited >> haven't heard that one in a while. thank you, appreciate it. >> welcome back. >> seems like a busy week. >> very happy to have you
one of the first nationwide polls since the debate shows mitt romney now leading president obama as the president releases a new ad starring, guess what? >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's it's sesame street. >> this morning john mccain on the state of the race with the election exactly four weeks away. >>> and skin and bones. matthew mcconaughey goes from this to this. the story behind the actor's...
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obama won in 2008. >> i don't think he's going to lose both. i'm not sure the evangelicals were going to lean toward president obama anyway. >> on "meet the press," rnc chairman said the marriage debate may energize activists on both sides but doubts it will be a decisive issue for voters. >> at the end of the day, however, this election is still going to be about the economy. >> reporter: still mitt romney this weekend visited the spiritual heart of the kvz movement, liberty university, founded by the late jerry falwell, hoping to strengthen his support among social conservatives. >> marriage is a relationship between one man, and one woman. >> reporter: at the campus where many view romney's mormon faith with suspicion, one theology course even labeling it a major cult, romney never specifically mentioned mormonism. and was politely received. >> he's a really great job considering the fact that he was coming in front of thousands of people that he knew disagreed with certain things. >> are you serious? >> meanwhile, "saturday night live" weig
obama won in 2008. >> i don't think he's going to lose both. i'm not sure the evangelicals were going to lean toward president obama anyway. >> on "meet the press," rnc chairman said the marriage debate may energize activists on both sides but doubts it will be a decisive issue for voters. >> at the end of the day, however, this election is still going to be about the economy. >> reporter: still mitt romney this weekend visited the spiritual heart of the kvz...
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because everybody calls it obama care. now even the president's calling it obama care. >> i want to ask you about some of these people running on the republican side, because you know them. >> i know them. >> you have experience with them. rick santorum, you served in congress with. what do you think is the most important characteristic he possesses that would make him a good leader of this country? >> listen, i know all four of them very well. i've not involved myself in the presidential primaries. i've got a big job to do here in the capitol. voters around the country who choose to vote in republican primaries will pick one of these candidates. and whoever that candidate is, i will support. >> let me try a different tack with you then, as you smile. you were a guy with a great story. one of 12 children, started with very little worked your way through school to this office. where we are sitting today. what is governor romney's most compelling story? when people look at him and say, why can i connect with him? why can he
because everybody calls it obama care. now even the president's calling it obama care. >> i want to ask you about some of these people running on the republican side, because you know them. >> i know them. >> you have experience with them. rick santorum, you served in congress with. what do you think is the most important characteristic he possesses that would make him a good leader of this country? >> listen, i know all four of them very well. i've not involved myself...
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this is part of the debate that we're going to be having in this election campaign. >> reporter: saying mitt romney's career at bain capital is fair game in this election, president obama is not backing down at all from his campaign's attempt to turn mitt romney's business record into a liability. >> when you're president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then you -- your job is not simply to maximize profits. your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot. >> reporter: the latest dust-up began sunday on nbc's "meet the press," when an obama supporter, newark mayor cory booker, openly criticized the obama campaign's attacks on bain capital. >> i'm not about to sit here and indict private equity. we're getting to a ridiculous point in america. >> reporter: facing a growing backlash from democrats, booker immediately backpedalled with a video on youtube. but it wasn't enough on monday for the president's senior campaign strategist, who took booker to task. >> in this particular instance, he was just wrong. i mean, there are specific instances here t
this is part of the debate that we're going to be having in this election campaign. >> reporter: saying mitt romney's career at bain capital is fair game in this election, president obama is not backing down at all from his campaign's attempt to turn mitt romney's business record into a liability. >> when you're president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then you -- your job is not simply to maximize profits. your job is to figure out how everybody in the country...